2022 Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc

The perfect way to explore the fine yet richly textured white Burgundies of Benjamin Leroux. A great wine from a great talent.
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This wine is one of the best possible places to start if you're wandering into the wonderful land of white Burgundy.

Sourced from a selection of prime vineyard sites across Meursault—including notable parcels like Les Millerands, Sous la Velle, and Les Belles Côtes—this wine reflects the quality and precision that Leroux brings to all his cuvées. There’s also a touch of fruit from the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, adding a layer of freshness and vibrancy.

What sets this Bourgogne Blanc apart is the level of care Leroux applies. The wine is matured in large oval-shaped casks and foudres, where it rests on its lees over winter, allowing the wine to build texture and complexity. The result is a Chardonnay that balances richness and finesse—a honeysuckle-scented nose gives way to a citrus-driven palate with notes of nougat, almond, and subtle minerality.

Unlike many generic Bourgogne Blancs, this wine benefits from being grown on the lower slopes of the Côte, where it enjoys a superior terroir beneath the village-level vines of Meursault. It’s a beautifully textured wine, offering both sweet, ripe fruit and a pithy, refreshing cut. The bright acidity and creamy structure make it both refreshing and satisfying, perfect for drinking now but with enough depth to evolve over the next few years.

Whether you’re new to Burgundy or a seasoned fan, this is an exceptional introduction to the region’s white wines—bursting with character and offering far more complexity than the label suggests.

92 points
"White nectarine and blossoms, mix of orchard fruit and almonds, woody spice, yoghurty creamy palate with nuttiness and grapefruit-cinnamon finish. A bit of cereal crunch. Pretty wine with a pretty flavour."
- Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

This year’s wine is drawn from Leroux’s estate vineyards in Meursault—including Les Millerands, Sous la Velle and Les Belles Côtes—supplemented by a tiny parcel of purchased fruit from the Hautes Côtes de Beaune above Pernand-Vergelesses. There are seven parcels in total, and everything matured in large cask and foudre. Unlike the vast majority of Bourgogne (from the foot of the hill and across the D974), Leroux’s estate vines grow on lower slopes of the Côte, situated below the village-level vines of Meursault. This is a gorgeous, pithy white with good texture and sweet fruit yet equally good cut and racy freshness. Delicious to gulp down, indeed!

92 points
"White nectarine and blossoms, mix of orchard fruit and almonds, woody spice, yoghurty creamy palate with nuttiness and grapefruit-cinnamon finish. A bit of cereal crunch. Pretty wine with a pretty flavour."
- Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

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Benjamin Leroux

Burgundian native Benjamin Leroux is one of the brightest minds and winemaking talents of his generation.

Considered a winemaking prodigy from an early age, Leroux attended the Lycée Viticole in Baune at the tender age of 13. Then, at the age of just 26, he ascended to the roles of manager and winemaker in the famed cellars of Domaine Comte Armand - a remarkable vote of confidence in one so young.

In 2007 he launched his eponymous label to wide critical acclaim. His has been a meteoric rise through the ranks of Burgundy's producers. His incisive modern approach to winemaking combined with his deep knowledge and respect for tradition has seen his small, hand-crafted cuveés coveted by collectors across the world.

These wines speak eloquently of where they come from. A legend in the making, Leroux's wines are some of the most exciting in modern-day Burgundy.

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